Joe Lutomske enotools.com 12/11/09

Definition of a Winemaker: Noun1.winemaker : someone who makes wine Andrew Meggitt, Winemaker, St. James Winery defines as, “A guy (or girl) who spends half his time cleaning”.

Why Clean? Improve product quality Prevent microbial issues Reduce the likelihood of cross- contamination between batches Minimize or eliminate shielding residues or coatings which harbor anaerobic microbes/ bacteria. Increased productivity Improved employee safety and morale

Clothing/ Equipment Chemicals Waterproof Boots, clothes, and gloves. Buckets Scrub Brushes Lots of running water- Cold and Hot Pressure Washer Spray ball or tank/ barrel washer Wash- Down Hose Steam Generator ? Ozone ?

Pressure Washers & Hot Water + = Aaquatools KEW Poseidon 7 $ Bullet- Proof and will get things CLEAN Aaquatools Noritz 132M $4199 Greener. LP gas or Propane All brands- Hot carts, etc. $3000-$9000 Pro: Convenient. Cons: Diesel Fumes or Electric Hungry

Areas of the Winery to be Cleaned Tank Room Barrel Room Bottling Room Crushpad Restrooms Parking Lot Tasting Room Warehouse

Tank Room Floors, walls, ceiling, tanks, hoses, hardware, heat exchanger- Before and after crush, transferring wine Hot and cold water Pressure Washer Hot Water Heater Hose Pigs Tank Cleaner

Cleaning Tanks

Tank Cleaners : The Price Ranges Cost : $2500-$4500 Requires $4,500 pressure washer. VERY effective. Not water saving. Cost: $1800 Uses your existing pump to recirculate Effective, if chemical is used. Saves water. Cost: $150-$300 High Flow Low Pressure. Pump Driven. Use with chemical. Recirculate Water

Bottling Room & Equipment Bottling lines require strict sanitation for preventing the spread of: TCA- cork, bottle boxes, or corker jaws, bottle dust Spontaneous fermentation (Sparkling Baco) “Brett” Any other issue stemming from good wine rinsed through dirty equipment. Cleaning methods: Manual Labor Steam Ozone Chemicals

Barrel Room The barrel room should not smell like a cave! (“Great Fruit. What a nice vineyard. Interesting.”) Any time moisture, chlorine, and wood/ paper particles meet: hello, TCA Avoid using pressure treated wood Clean the room itself Clean the barrels SANITIZE the wine thief between uses; Every time!

Barrel Cleaners 1 How do you clean your barrels? (Water, ozone, steam, sulphur, chem- tab?)

Barrel Cleaners 2 Carlsen Spray Ball With wand, $ Pump- driven Aaquatools 360 $ Requires pressure washer

Bottling Line Cleaning/ Sanitizing -Hot Water, Ozone*, or Steam? Cost Unknown Hot water 160 – 200 degrees f 30 – 15 minutes Wastes water Ozone $1,200- $11,000 Fastest Medium water use *Only kills what it touches Steam Generator $1200- $4500 Dangerous to flesh Lower water consumption 15 minutes

Not All Barrels are Wood

Ozone Test the machine on YOUR water Warranty? Service? Training? REFERENCES

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